Empirical Studies of Programmers
Second Workshop
Will be published approx. on 1. May 1991
Book
Paperback/Softback
200 pages
978-0-89391-461-5 (ISBN)
Description
This volume contains the papers presented at the second workshop on Empirical Studies of Programmers. They represent a variety of approaches and topics covering the research in this area. All the chapters present research that bears on programmers. Together with the first volume edited by Elliot Soloway and Sitharama Iyengar, these chapters contribute to a growing knowledge base about how programmers go about their task and how they progress from novice to expert levels.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Intellect
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-0-89391-461-5 (9780893914615)
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Content
Preface vii
1. Programming and Algebra Word Problems: A Failure to Transfer 1
Gary M. Olson, Richard Catrambone, and Elliot Soloway
2. Understanding Procedures as Objects 14
Michael Eisenberg, Mitchel Resnick, and Franklyn Turbak
3. Mental Representations of Programs for Student and Professional Programmers 33
Robert W. Holt, Deborah A. Boehm-Davis, and Alan C. Shultz
4. Communication Breakdowns and Boundary Spanning Activities on Large Programming Projects 47
Herb Krasner, Bill Curtis, and Neil Iscoe
5. Breakdowns and Processes During the Early Activities of Software Design by Professionals 65
Raymonde Guindon, Herb Krasner, and Bill Curtis
6. A Methodology for Studying Software Design Teams: An Investigation of Conflict Behaviors in the Requirements Definition Phase 83
Joyce J. Elam, Diane B. Walz, Herb Krasner, and Bill Curtis
7. Comprehension Strategies in Programming 100
Nancy Pennington
8. Graphical vs. Textual Representation: An Empirical Study of Novices' Program Comprehension 114
Nancy Cunniff and Robert P. Taylor
9. Parsing and Gnisrap*: A Model of Device Use 132
T. R. G. Green, R. K. E. Bellamy, and M. Parker
10. Improving Children's Debugging Skills 147
Sharon McCoy Carver and Sally Clarke Risinger
11. An Analysis of the On-Line Debugging Process 172
Murthi Nanja and Curtis R. Cook
12. Change-Episodes in Coding: When and How Do Programmers Change Their Code? 185
Wayne D. Gray and John R. Anderson
13. Advancing the Study of Programming with Computer-Aided Protocol Analysis 198
Carolanne Fisher
14. Strategies in Programming Programmable Controllers: A Field Study on a Professional Programmer 217
Willemien Visser
15. A Cognitive Analysis of a Code Inspection 231
Stanley Letovsky, Jeannine Pinto, Robin Lampert, and Elliot Soloway
16. Can Principles of Cognition Lower the Barriers to Programming? 248
Clayton Lewis and Gary Olson
1. Programming and Algebra Word Problems: A Failure to Transfer 1
Gary M. Olson, Richard Catrambone, and Elliot Soloway
2. Understanding Procedures as Objects 14
Michael Eisenberg, Mitchel Resnick, and Franklyn Turbak
3. Mental Representations of Programs for Student and Professional Programmers 33
Robert W. Holt, Deborah A. Boehm-Davis, and Alan C. Shultz
4. Communication Breakdowns and Boundary Spanning Activities on Large Programming Projects 47
Herb Krasner, Bill Curtis, and Neil Iscoe
5. Breakdowns and Processes During the Early Activities of Software Design by Professionals 65
Raymonde Guindon, Herb Krasner, and Bill Curtis
6. A Methodology for Studying Software Design Teams: An Investigation of Conflict Behaviors in the Requirements Definition Phase 83
Joyce J. Elam, Diane B. Walz, Herb Krasner, and Bill Curtis
7. Comprehension Strategies in Programming 100
Nancy Pennington
8. Graphical vs. Textual Representation: An Empirical Study of Novices' Program Comprehension 114
Nancy Cunniff and Robert P. Taylor
9. Parsing and Gnisrap*: A Model of Device Use 132
T. R. G. Green, R. K. E. Bellamy, and M. Parker
10. Improving Children's Debugging Skills 147
Sharon McCoy Carver and Sally Clarke Risinger
11. An Analysis of the On-Line Debugging Process 172
Murthi Nanja and Curtis R. Cook
12. Change-Episodes in Coding: When and How Do Programmers Change Their Code? 185
Wayne D. Gray and John R. Anderson
13. Advancing the Study of Programming with Computer-Aided Protocol Analysis 198
Carolanne Fisher
14. Strategies in Programming Programmable Controllers: A Field Study on a Professional Programmer 217
Willemien Visser
15. A Cognitive Analysis of a Code Inspection 231
Stanley Letovsky, Jeannine Pinto, Robin Lampert, and Elliot Soloway
16. Can Principles of Cognition Lower the Barriers to Programming? 248
Clayton Lewis and Gary Olson